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Shaving soap   /ʃˈeɪvɪŋ soʊp/   Listen
Shaving soap

noun
1.
Toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving.  Synonym: shaving cream.






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"Shaving soap" Quotes from Famous Books



... not want him to get it before the next morning, when he would be quietly dressing here alone. He would certainly be opening his dressing-box before that. The only place Daisy could be sure would not be invaded before that, was the place she chose; she took off the cover of his box of shaving soap, and with some trouble squeezed the note in so that it would lie safely hid; then put on the cover, and put the box in its place, and went away with light hands and a heavy heart. Heavy, that is, with a burden ...
— Melbourne House • Elizabeth Wetherell

... the mess sergeant so as to be able to borrow a cup of hot water out of the coffee tank—why, there is nothing left to do but shave in cold water. This is hard on the face, the temper and the commandment against cussing. Also, if you neglected to import your shaving soap from the States and had to buy it over here, it may mean that you are out ...
— The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918, - The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 • American Expeditionary Forces



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